He is just setting up the excuse so he is not lambasted like he has been the last several times these two teams played. He will make a bold prediction, which always fails, then be gone from the boards for two or more days. Without fail, he will return with a story that is nearly inconcievable, and tryo to get everyone to believe. All the while never giving any evidence to back up his ridiculous claims and without even taking into account the fact that he has done exactly this many, many times before. I assume he is one of those kinda guys that thinks everyone is stupid and that his lies will work on everyone. This time will probably be some far fetched account about disasters at the workplace and the failure of his internet connections. What do you guys think his lame excuse will be? Almost forgot, he will also throw in some silly reference about Lance Thomas and a back injury to coach K.